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ukbiker

Posted 02 September 2005 - 03:45 PM

ukbiker

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Hi Cleverboy

sorry for not being clearer. Briefly, broadband and dial up connections use different modems to connect. Most PCs come with an internal 56K modem which is what you would use for dial up access (non broadband), and it is these that dialers target. As you are using Broadband, the 56K modem is not used, instead your ISP will have provided a dedicated broadband modem instead(unless you are on cable broadband which I know zero about). As long as your 56K modem is not connected to a normal phone socket in addition to your broadband connections(which seems to be the case), then even if you had a dialer infection, it couldnt dial out.

NullWolf

Posted 02 September 2005 - 05:04 PM

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The "strange noises" could be something as little as line noise.Which can be anything from lines going bad (inside or outside your home), to squirrells chewing on the phone line.If you're the paranoid or conspiracy theorist type, it coule be The Man listening in on your conversations...

UK: Cable is basically the same as DSL, except you share your bandwidth with EVERYONE in your neiborhood thats using cable. Though theoretically cable is faster than DSL, its actually head-to-head in most areas, unless you're the only person on the node that either has cable or happens to be online.

NullWolf

Posted 03 September 2005 - 01:53 PM

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I always wear a tinfoil hat when online

cleverboy12: I wouldn't worry too much, its just gonna be the lines, basically like static on your cellphone or cordless. (which you wouldn't need a line tap to listen to, just a baby monitor or scanner...)